Writing intervention group bid to reduce psychiatric symptoms in patients undergoing cancer diagnosis

Pilot study looks at handgrip fatiguing exercises as a subjective assessment

Older people’s nurses can play their part in raising awareness of pressure ulcer prevention

Digital rectal examinations may not be an accurate diagnostic tool for cancer in primary care

Healthcare professionals should take heed of patients' self-assessment of pain, researchers recommend

Study looks at improving end of life care through the use of a dyspnoea assessment tool

Dutch and UK researchers measure quality of life for people ten years after initial diagnosis

US study examined food intake of more than 2,000 women living with and beyond breast cancer 

Canadian and UK researchers evaluate data from seven studies to review the diagnostic accuracy of digital rectal examinations

Exploring the use and efficacy of medicinal cannabis as a safe treatment option for people who are undergoing palliative care

An evaluation of interventions by the Nevada Cancer Coalition's Sun Smart Schools project to encourage sun safety

Researchers in Belgium carried out a cross-sectional study regarding the amount of information and advice given to cancer patients using palliative care.

Study looks to understand the preferences of patients with multiple myeloma regarding the benefits and risks of cancer treatment.

Findings suggest screening programmes to target poorer populations to enable earlier diagnosis would be advantageous

A condition that can lead to a type of bone marrow cancer is more likely to have an earlier age of onset in African Americans, a study finds

Review suggests more than one in four self-referral cases driven by 'negative motivations'

Clinicians' assessments could miss non-cancer related factors that affect prognosis

Study looks at infection increase in patients with haematological malignancies cared for in hospitals undergoing building work.